Dipartimento di Ingegneria
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Current Position
Associate Professor, University of Pavia, Italy
Academic Degree
| 2012 | Ph.D. in Bioengineering and Bioinformatics at the University of Pavia, Italy Thesis: Quantitative characterization of biological parts and devices for the bottom-up engineering of living systems in synthetic biology. |
| 2008 | MS Degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Pavia, Italy Thesis: Progetto e implementazione di circuiti genetici standardizzati per la realizzazione di funzioni logiche nel batterio E. coli. Score: 110/110 cum laude. |
| 2006 |
BS Degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Pavia, Italy |
Appointments
| 2023-today | Associate Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Italy |
| 2020-2023 | Tenure-track Assistant Professor (RTDb), Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Italy |
| 2015-2020 | Non-tenure track Assistant Professor (RTDa), Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Italy |
| 2012-2015 | Post-doc Researcher, Centre for Tissue Engineering, University of Pavia, Italy |
| 2008-2012 | PhD Student in Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Laboratory for Biomedical Informatics and Centre for Tissue Engineering, University of Pavia, Italy |
Honorary Appointments
| Jan 2020 - today | Visiting Researcher, Experimental and Computational Methods for Modeling Cellular Processes (InBio) Group, Department of Computational Biology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France |
| Feb-Sep 2011 | Visiting Researcher, Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Scotland |
Research Interests
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Synthetic Biology
Metabolic Engineering
Bioinformatics
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Academic Activities
Courses
| 2016 - today | Bioinformatics - Biotechnology Master's Degree |
| 2017 - today | Informatics - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medical School |
| 2019 - today | Bioinformatics and Synthetic Biology - Bioengineering Master's Degree |
| 2020 - today | Bioengineering and Biomedical Instrumentation - Sports Science Bachelor's Degree |
Other Academic Activities
| 2009 - today | Supervisor/co-supervisor of thesis works in the: Bioengineering PhD Program (10), Bioengineering Master's Degree (20), Bioengineering Bachelor's Degree (5), Biology Bachelor's Degree (3), Biology Master's Degree (4), Biotechnology Bachelor's Degree (1), Biotechnology Master's Degree (6), Physics Master's Degree (1). |
| 2020 - today | Editorial board member of Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology |
| 2015 - today | Reviewer for Nature Communications, Nature Chemical Biology, Scientific Reports, Microbial Cell Factories, PLOS One, IEEE-TBIOCAS, and Biotechnology and Bioengineering. |
| 2016 - today | Reviewer for the Italian National Bioengineering Group (GNB), PhD/Master thesis prizes |
| 2023 | Member of the Scientific Committee of the GNB 2023 congress, Padova, Italy. |
| 2022 | Organization of the Intensive School of Clinical Bioinformatics, Pavia, Italy. |
| 2019 | Member of the Scientific Committee of the 6th International Synthetic & Systems Biology Summer School, Scuola Normale Superiore, July 22-26, Pisa, Italy. |
| 2016 | Organization of the 3rd DDMoRe course: Model-informed Drug Development in Oncology (advanced) International School, July 4-8, University of Pavia, Italy. |
| 2011 | iGEM Judge in the “Food or Energy” and “Manufacturing” tracks at the European iGEM Jamboree, Amsterdam, Netherlands. |
Invited talks
| 2023 | Seminar: "Experimental and computational approaches for the (semi-)rational design of engineered bacteria", Dep. Biology and Biotechnology seminar series, Mar 17, University of Pavia. |
| 2022 | Seminar: "Engineering non-stressed bacteria by rational design of synthetic circuits", QBIO seminar series, Jul 7, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France. |
| 2022 | Lecture: “Engineering non-stressed bacteria by rational design of synthetic circuits”, April 11, Learning Planet Institute, Paris, France. |
| 2021 | Seminar: "Microfluidic platforms for live-cell imaging of microorganisms", Dep. Biology and Biotechnology seminar series, Nov 10, University of Pavia. |
| 2021 | Lecture: “Synthetic Biology: state-of-the-art for non-biologists”. Synthetic biology and patentability: a US-EU dialogue, April 15, University of Pavia & IUSS, Italy. |
| 2015 | Lecture: “Synthetic Biology”. GRICU PhD National School “Biological and bioprocess engineering”, September 7th-11th, Padova, Italy. |
| 2013 | Seminar “Bacterial self-destruction devices for biocontainment and protein release”, Course 20.20 (Instructor: Natalie Kuldell), Introduction to Biological Engineering Design, MIT, Cambridge, USA. |
| 2010 | Lecture: “BioBrick, Standard Assembly and Registry of Standard Biological Parts”. Italian National Group of Bioengineering XXIX annual school “Biologia Sintetica”, September 13th-17th, Brixen (TN), Italy. |
| 2010 and 2011 | Course of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (Biomedical Engineering, Polo Scientifico-Didattico Cesena, University of Bologna): seminar on quantitative characterization of biological parts in synthetic biology |
| 2009 | Course of Bioinformatics (Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree, University of Pavia): seminar on synthetic biology |
| 2008 | Dep. Informatica e Sistemistica (University of Pavia): seminar on synthetic biology |
| 2007 | Course of Models of Biological Systems (Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's Degree, University of Pavia): seminar on Deconvolution Algorithms |
Awards
| 2022 and 2023 | INCEPTION Visiting Scientist Fellowship (Institut Pasteur, ANR, Investissements d’Avenir, France) |
| 2017 | "Best poster" award in the Environmental Sciences and Toxicology session at the XXXV National Conference of Cytometry (organized by the Italian Society of Cytometry – GIC), Paestum, Italy, October 3-6. |
| 2012 | "Gruppo Nazionale di Bioingegneria" award ("Alberto Mazzoldi" prize, 7th edition) for the PhD Thesis |
| 2010 | Winner of a gold medal at international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) 2010 competition, MIT, Cambridge, MA |
| 2009 | "Best Food or Energy Project" award at international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) 2009 competition, MIT, Cambridge, MA |
| 2009 | Winner of a gold medal at international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) 2009 competition, MIT, Cambridge, MA |
| 2009 | "Gruppo Nazionale di Bioingegneria" (9th edition) award for the Master Thesis |
| 2009 | Best poster award at ESF European Conference of Synthetic Biology II, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain |
| 2008 | Fondazione Costa award for the Master Thesis |
| 2008 | Winner of a silver medal at international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) 2008 competition, MIT, Cambridge, MA |
Publications
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